Stocking protector



Nov. 19, 1929. M, M. BAsAR, JR ITQCKING PROTECTOR Filed sept. 17, 1928 fluor 1 14u15.,

Patented Nov., i9,

MICHAEL MATTHEW BASAR, 3R., OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA STOCKING PROTECTOR Application filed September 17, 1928. Serial No., 306,407.'k i

My invention relates to stocking protectors and has particular reference to an improved protector adapted to be mounted within'the counter portion of a shoe or slipper l 5 to eliminate the friction and wear which ordinarily exists between the'heel portion of the stocking and the adjacent inner surface of the counter portion of the shoe or slipper. An object of my invention is to provide a stocking protector which will take up or compensate for the relative movement between the heel of the wearer and the counter por tion of the shoe,thereby effectively preventing the'wearing out of the heel portionof the stocking and preventing the formationv of blisterson the heelofthe wearer.

A further object of my invention is to provide a stocking protector adapted for mount- Aing within a shoe or slipper, said protector v including a member rigidly att-ached to the rear, inner surface of the counter, and a second member attached to said counter and to said first member and capable of relative movement with respect to the first member, the relative movement between the two members eliminating the friction and wearwhicli ordinarily exists between the heel portion of the stocking and the adjacentinnersur-A n Vof the protector comprises .a strip of adhesive tape 7, folded over intol a loop *with-w face ofthe counterv of the shoe or slipper.

A still furtherobject of `my invention is to provide a stocking protectorwhich is easy to mount within the shoe, and which is simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, re liable inoperation, and highly efficient in the f. `v purpose for which designed.

ln the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the several views, Fig. l' is a perspective view of the rear portion of a shoe or slipper, showing my improved stocking protector mountedtherein;

Fig. 2 is a rear view of oneof the protectors;

..45 Fig. 3 is a front view, partly in section,of

one'of the protectors; Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view through one of the protectors;

`Fig. 5 is a plan view showing a convenient and preferred manner of temporarily mount# purposes, and, p

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of each ofthe three members which enter into the construction of my improved protector. y Referring to the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral l designatesa shoe or slipper of any conventional or preferred typeV or style, within the-f; counter portion of which is mounted one of my improved stocking protectors 2. lEach of these protectors comprises three members, as best illustrated in Fig. 6 of the accompanying drawings, which figure the', numeral 3 designates a strip. of fabric, preferably plush, velvet or other pile fabric, hav

ving a pair of protectors for dis la and 'sale ing its ends 4 and 5 folded over and spacedas shown. The second member of the protector vcomprises a substantially square piecegfgo of Celluloid, pasteboard, fiber board or other relatively stifll material 6, of a width somewhat less than the width of the flexible strip 3 and of aheight somewhat less than the vertical dimension of the front face ofthe, y

flexible strip 3, but greater than thedistance or space between the over-turned endsli and 5 of said exible strip. The 'third member Y overlapping edgesand flattened as shown, it' being noted that the adhesive side of this strip is on vthe outside. Thevertical dimension-of this folded and fiattenedloop 7 isA` approximately the same as the vertical dimension of the member 6, and is therefore greater .than the ldistance between the overturned of the square-6, and the upper and lower lines` of fold defined by the overturned ends 4 and 5. respectively. The flattened loop'v of ad- 1 hesive is next placed adjacent the rearl surface of the square 6, with its upper and lower edges overlapping the outer faces of the over- Y tector.

turned edges l and 5 of the flexible strip 3. The parts are then pressed together, and when so assembled, the adhesive strip funet'ions to hold the plate or square 6 and the Vflexible strip 3 in proper assembled relation but, due to the space between the upper and lower edges oftheV square or plate 6 and the upper and lower lines of fold normally defined by the overturned ends 4 and 5 respectively, the front Ysurface lof thel stripV 3 is capable of limited movement with respect to the square or plate 6. The rear surface of the adhesive strip 7 provides a convenient means of attaching the entire device within the counter of a .shoe or slipper as shown in Fig. 1, and when so attached said strip .maintains the square or plate-6 in fixed position within the said counterv but permits relative movementbetween the flexible strip 3 and the .said square or plate 6. Y

In Fig. 5 of the accompanying draw1ngs,l haveshown a convenient means for displaying'and dispensing a` pair ,of my improved protectors, and in this view the numeral 8 isused to designate a sheet'of paper, cloth, metal or other material,vupon which two of the protectors are temporarilymounted. The

sheet 8 is preferably somewhat larger than the combined area of two of the protectors to thus protect the marginal edges of the pro- The protectors arey mounted upon the sheet 8 and are held thereon by thev adhesive strip 7, itfbeing understood that theV v Y bond between the sheet`8 andthe adhesive strip 7 can bev readily broken when it is desired to remove the protectors from the sheet toja-pplythe protectors within the shoe or y slipper. f

Referring now tothe operation of my improvedr protectors when placed within the counter of a shoe, the adhesive strip 7 holds the entire protector in place within the counter portion and maintainsthe square or i plate 6 in fixed position with respect to the said counter. Due to V'the space between the upper and lower edges of the square or plate 6 and the normal lines of fold dened bythe overturned vedges 4 and 5 of the iiexible strip 3, the front surface ofsaid strip ispermitted to lpartake of'limited movement with respect to the .said stationary square or plate 6. As above stated, the strip 8 is made of a l.pile

fabric, such as velvet,`plush, or fthe like, and

the outer face of the strip is indirect engagement with the heelV portion of the stocking when theshoe or slipper is onl the foot of the wearer. The ordinary rubbing action which generallyl takes placebetween the heel of the stocking and the inner surface of the counter.

is therefore compensated for by the movement Y of the flexible strip 3,' which is in 'direct contact with lthe heel of the stocking, and the stationary square or plate, and henceV the friction and wear between thestocking and counter is completely eliminated and vcompensated for by the movementbetween the strip 3 and the square or plate 6. Due to the fact that the outer surface of the strip 3`is of pile fabric, there is no relative movement between the heel of the lstocking and the said strip and the only movement occurs between the said strip and theY plate 6. Hence all tendency toward the wearing out of the heel of the stocking or the formation of blisters on the foot of the wear-er is effectively overcome. Due to the fact that the parts of the device are all relatively thin, the protector is not at all bulky or cumbersome when placed within `a shoe or slipper and will not force the foot forward within the shoe. The engagement between the flexible Vstrip 3 and the heel portion of the stocking also prevents anytendency for the shoe or slipper to slip 'off of the foot 'of the wearer, which is sometimes the case when the shoe is too large.

It is to be understood that the formof my invention herein shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size, and

arrangement of parts may be resorted to with-k out departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described the invention, I claim 1. A stoclzingprotector comprising a platel attached to the inner surface of the counter of a shoe, and a strip of fabric overlying said plate'and having a portion engaged bythe heel of the stocking and capable of movement therewith, said fabric partaking .of-

limitedv movement with respect to the said Plate. f Y Y f. 2. A stocking protector comprisinga plate attached tothe inner surface oftheV counter of a shoe, a strip offabric ,having afportionl ,attached tothe plate and a portion-engaged movement therewith. Y

A stocking protector comprising a plate bythe heel of the stocking and capable of attached to the inner surface of the counter ofi a shoe, a strip of fabric .having overturned ends secured to the inner surface of the counter of the shoe,the intermediate portion ofesaid strip overlying said plate andbeing engagedbythe heel of the stocking and being capable of movement therewith.

4.' A stocking protectork comprising a plate Y attached tothe inner surface of the counter of a shoe, astrip of fab-ric having overturned ends secured to the plate and to the inner suriface` of the counter 'of the shoe, the interme-V diate portion of said strip overlying said plateand beingv engaged b y the heel of the stocking vand being capable of movement therewith.

13ov n sembled position and by means of which the plate and fabric are attached to the inner surface of the counter of a shoe.

6. A stocking protector comprising a plate, a strip of fabric overlying the plate and having its ends folded over the upper and lower edges of said plate with a space between the upper and lower edges of the plate and the normal lines of fold of the folded-over portions whereby the strip can partake of limited movement with respect to the plate, and means for attaching the plate and strip within the counter of a shoe.

7 A stocking protector comprising a plate, a strip of fabric overlying the plate and having its ends folded over and attached to the upper and lower edges of said plate with a space between the upper and lower edges-of c the plate and the normal lines of fold of the folded-over portions whereby the strip can partake of limited movement with respect to the plate, and a strip of adhesive tape connected to said plate and by means of which the plate and strip are attached within the counter portion of a shoe.

8. A stocking protector comprising a plate, A a strip of fabric overlying the plate and hav- Y ing its ends folded over the upper and lower edges of said plate with a space between the upper and lower edges of the plate and the normal lines of fold of the folded-over portions whereby the strip can partake of limited movement with respect to the plate, and a strip of adhesive tape connected to the folded-over ends of the strip and to the plate to hold the two in assembled position and by means of which the strip and plate are attached to the inner surface of the counter of a shoe.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

MICHAEL MATTHEW BASAR, JR. 

